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Watch SNL's Sweet Goodbye to Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers didn't want a lot of fuss on his last episode, you know? He kept it super straightforward on his final edition of Weekend Update (although you may have noticed Cecily Strong's eyes shimmering from the get-go). And just when you thought they really weren't going to do anything big, the most special of all special guests showed up—letting Seth bid farewell with, as he put it, "his co-anchors and his husband" by his side. And also Andy Samberg. Watch:

My question: Is new Update co-anchor Colin Jost just gonna materialize behind the desk on March 1? I thought they might find some way of intro'ing him last night, but it looks like he'll be going in cold.

The other headline of the episode, of course, was that Melissa McCarthy was on hand for her third turn on the stage. I felt like the way they used her was a little one-note this time around; I'm ready to see her do more than misfit-weirdo-variations. Though I'm OK with them always keeping one sketch like this in the mix, forever: